Everett Street Corridor Improvements—NE 35th Avenue to NE 43rd Avenue

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Updates

  • May 21, 2026: Thank you to the 100+ attendees who joined us at the lodge for our first open house! For a look at the presentation, including 3D flyover and traffic-flow videos, click here. The evening included:
    • Learning about the project and design process,
    • A group question-and-answer session,
    • Stations for talking with team members and viewing materials, and
    • Sampling food from Shorty's Barbecue, a Camas small business.
  • May 1, 2026: Please join us for an open house on Wednesday, May 20, 6-8 pm, at Lacamas Lake Lodge, to hear about the project and design process. Your participation and feedback are essential!
  • February 20, 2026: The SR-500 / Everett Street Corridor Project is progressing through design and is anticipated to reach approximately 60% design within the next one to two months. As design advances, staff will begin a more focused phase of public outreach in April and May, including engagement with potentially impacted residents to share preliminary concepts and discuss anticipated project impacts.
  • November 11, 2025: Attention! Contractors with Apex Companies will be working on utilities along NE Everett (SR500) between NE 35th and NE Leadbetter, Monday, Dec. 1. Please note this work could cause traffic delays. Workers will be present, so please use caution in the area. When available, please use an alternate route.
  • October 14, 2025: Land surveying is complete for now. Additional survey may be needed as the design progresses.
  • March 24, 2025: Land surveyors have begun performing site investigations in the area. Affected residents received a notice on their door.

Purpose

This project will complete street and frontage improvements between NE 35th Avenue and NE 43rd Avenue for greater safety, accessibility, and mobility. It is the first phase of improvements for the broader Everett Street (SR 500) Corridor, which has been identified in the City of Camas’ comprehensive and transportation planning documents for many years.

Community Involvement

  • There will be multiple ways for the community to offer input on this project phase.
  • Opportunities will be posted here and publicized broadly when details are in place.
  • To learn how public feedback gathered in the first stage of the project is helping to guide this one, please visit engagecamas.com/everett-street-corridor-analysis.

Key Features

  • The existing roadway has 2 lanes and is approximately 20 feet wide.
  • There are discontinuous shoulders of varying width on both sides of the road, intermittent roadside parking, no pedestrian or bicycle facilities, and multiple Clear Zone obstructions.

Anticipated Improvements

  • Stormwater conveyance and treatment infrastructure
  • Concrete curb and gutter
  • Retaining walls
  • Planter strips
  • Bicycle and pedestrian facilities on both sides of the road
  • Roadway illumination
  • Roundabouts at NE 38th Avenue and NE 43rd Avenue

Budget and Funding

  • Based on the most recent project information, as of May 1, 2026, the following is a breakdown of estimated project costs:
    • $2.2M Design Funding: 75% Local & 25% Federal (SECURED)
    • $1.2M Right of Way Funding: 16% Local & 84% Federal (SECURED)
    • $20M +/- Construction Funding: % Unknown, Pending Grants (IN PROGRESS)

About the Corridor

  • The corridor is approximately 1.3 miles long.
  • It stretches from the Lake-Everett Roundabout to the northerly city limits.
  • The corridor is anticipated to be split into multiple projects over several years.
  • Not only is it a state highway (SR 500), but it is also the primary route for the 2,000+ student Camas High School; regional parks at Lacamas, Round, and Fallen Leaf lakes; and the City’s North Shore Sub-Area.
  • The corridor contains a commercial center.
  • Over the last decade, multiple studies have been completed by the City regarding necessary improvements to the corridor to serve current residents and future development.

Timing

  • We are in the early stages of the first project of the overall corridor improvements.
  • The design process, which started with land surveying in Spring 2025, is not anticipated to be complete until 2029.
  • The right of way process is anticipated to start in 2027.
  • We will keep the community and project-area property and business owners apprised of the construction timeline, estimated to start as soon as 2029, dependent on funding.

Background

Updates

  • May 21, 2026: Thank you to the 100+ attendees who joined us at the lodge for our first open house! For a look at the presentation, including 3D flyover and traffic-flow videos, click here. The evening included:
    • Learning about the project and design process,
    • A group question-and-answer session,
    • Stations for talking with team members and viewing materials, and
    • Sampling food from Shorty's Barbecue, a Camas small business.
  • May 1, 2026: Please join us for an open house on Wednesday, May 20, 6-8 pm, at Lacamas Lake Lodge, to hear about the project and design process. Your participation and feedback are essential!
  • February 20, 2026: The SR-500 / Everett Street Corridor Project is progressing through design and is anticipated to reach approximately 60% design within the next one to two months. As design advances, staff will begin a more focused phase of public outreach in April and May, including engagement with potentially impacted residents to share preliminary concepts and discuss anticipated project impacts.
  • November 11, 2025: Attention! Contractors with Apex Companies will be working on utilities along NE Everett (SR500) between NE 35th and NE Leadbetter, Monday, Dec. 1. Please note this work could cause traffic delays. Workers will be present, so please use caution in the area. When available, please use an alternate route.
  • October 14, 2025: Land surveying is complete for now. Additional survey may be needed as the design progresses.
  • March 24, 2025: Land surveyors have begun performing site investigations in the area. Affected residents received a notice on their door.

Purpose

This project will complete street and frontage improvements between NE 35th Avenue and NE 43rd Avenue for greater safety, accessibility, and mobility. It is the first phase of improvements for the broader Everett Street (SR 500) Corridor, which has been identified in the City of Camas’ comprehensive and transportation planning documents for many years.

Community Involvement

  • There will be multiple ways for the community to offer input on this project phase.
  • Opportunities will be posted here and publicized broadly when details are in place.
  • To learn how public feedback gathered in the first stage of the project is helping to guide this one, please visit engagecamas.com/everett-street-corridor-analysis.

Key Features

  • The existing roadway has 2 lanes and is approximately 20 feet wide.
  • There are discontinuous shoulders of varying width on both sides of the road, intermittent roadside parking, no pedestrian or bicycle facilities, and multiple Clear Zone obstructions.

Anticipated Improvements

  • Stormwater conveyance and treatment infrastructure
  • Concrete curb and gutter
  • Retaining walls
  • Planter strips
  • Bicycle and pedestrian facilities on both sides of the road
  • Roadway illumination
  • Roundabouts at NE 38th Avenue and NE 43rd Avenue

Budget and Funding

  • Based on the most recent project information, as of May 1, 2026, the following is a breakdown of estimated project costs:
    • $2.2M Design Funding: 75% Local & 25% Federal (SECURED)
    • $1.2M Right of Way Funding: 16% Local & 84% Federal (SECURED)
    • $20M +/- Construction Funding: % Unknown, Pending Grants (IN PROGRESS)

About the Corridor

  • The corridor is approximately 1.3 miles long.
  • It stretches from the Lake-Everett Roundabout to the northerly city limits.
  • The corridor is anticipated to be split into multiple projects over several years.
  • Not only is it a state highway (SR 500), but it is also the primary route for the 2,000+ student Camas High School; regional parks at Lacamas, Round, and Fallen Leaf lakes; and the City’s North Shore Sub-Area.
  • The corridor contains a commercial center.
  • Over the last decade, multiple studies have been completed by the City regarding necessary improvements to the corridor to serve current residents and future development.

Timing

  • We are in the early stages of the first project of the overall corridor improvements.
  • The design process, which started with land surveying in Spring 2025, is not anticipated to be complete until 2029.
  • The right of way process is anticipated to start in 2027.
  • We will keep the community and project-area property and business owners apprised of the construction timeline, estimated to start as soon as 2029, dependent on funding.

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  • Share Lacamas Lake and Round Lake parks are heritage “jewels”. The City’s online materials suggest that movement through the corridor will be improved, but what about the impact on the Corridor? The increased volume of traffic may result in physical and psychological barriers effectively form a barrier to reduce access to these parks. Given the irreplaceable importance of these parks, the issue is of critical concern. Has the City evaluated whether increased traffic volumes on the improved Everett Street corridor will create a community “severance effect” by making walking and biking access to Lacamas Lake parks, trails, and neighborhoods more difficult? Were other routes considered to avoid impact on the parks? Please provide the specific portions of the engineering or other studies that addressed this. Thank you, Mark Reinhardt on Facebook Share Lacamas Lake and Round Lake parks are heritage “jewels”. The City’s online materials suggest that movement through the corridor will be improved, but what about the impact on the Corridor? The increased volume of traffic may result in physical and psychological barriers effectively form a barrier to reduce access to these parks. Given the irreplaceable importance of these parks, the issue is of critical concern. Has the City evaluated whether increased traffic volumes on the improved Everett Street corridor will create a community “severance effect” by making walking and biking access to Lacamas Lake parks, trails, and neighborhoods more difficult? Were other routes considered to avoid impact on the parks? Please provide the specific portions of the engineering or other studies that addressed this. Thank you, Mark Reinhardt on Twitter Share Lacamas Lake and Round Lake parks are heritage “jewels”. The City’s online materials suggest that movement through the corridor will be improved, but what about the impact on the Corridor? The increased volume of traffic may result in physical and psychological barriers effectively form a barrier to reduce access to these parks. Given the irreplaceable importance of these parks, the issue is of critical concern. Has the City evaluated whether increased traffic volumes on the improved Everett Street corridor will create a community “severance effect” by making walking and biking access to Lacamas Lake parks, trails, and neighborhoods more difficult? Were other routes considered to avoid impact on the parks? Please provide the specific portions of the engineering or other studies that addressed this. Thank you, Mark Reinhardt on Linkedin Email Lacamas Lake and Round Lake parks are heritage “jewels”. The City’s online materials suggest that movement through the corridor will be improved, but what about the impact on the Corridor? The increased volume of traffic may result in physical and psychological barriers effectively form a barrier to reduce access to these parks. Given the irreplaceable importance of these parks, the issue is of critical concern. Has the City evaluated whether increased traffic volumes on the improved Everett Street corridor will create a community “severance effect” by making walking and biking access to Lacamas Lake parks, trails, and neighborhoods more difficult? Were other routes considered to avoid impact on the parks? Please provide the specific portions of the engineering or other studies that addressed this. Thank you, Mark Reinhardt link

    Lacamas Lake and Round Lake parks are heritage “jewels”. The City’s online materials suggest that movement through the corridor will be improved, but what about the impact on the Corridor? The increased volume of traffic may result in physical and psychological barriers effectively form a barrier to reduce access to these parks. Given the irreplaceable importance of these parks, the issue is of critical concern. Has the City evaluated whether increased traffic volumes on the improved Everett Street corridor will create a community “severance effect” by making walking and biking access to Lacamas Lake parks, trails, and neighborhoods more difficult? Were other routes considered to avoid impact on the parks? Please provide the specific portions of the engineering or other studies that addressed this. Thank you, Mark Reinhardt

    Mark R asked 2 days ago

    Thank you for using Engage Camas and thank you for your questions. In terms of an alternate route, the corridor is part of the State of Washington highway system and rerouting it is not feasible due to the constrained nature of the area. There are no other feasible routes that could provide access on both the north and south sides of the project. In response to your other questions, when bicyclist and pedestrian facilities are added where they did not previously exist, the physical and psychological benefits are understood without the need of a study. This project does not create traffic but rather addresses existing and future traffic that will occur with or without the project.

  • Share It is irresponsible to develop this corridor for two reasons, 1) there is not the infrastructure to support it. Yes, you are building a better road between those two points, but the feeder roads to those points are not adequate. 2) Bringing this kind of traffic through Camas, especially around the lake, will destroy the most valuable area of Camas, plus the enviornment, plus the WATERSHED! Shame on you all for this project. on Facebook Share It is irresponsible to develop this corridor for two reasons, 1) there is not the infrastructure to support it. Yes, you are building a better road between those two points, but the feeder roads to those points are not adequate. 2) Bringing this kind of traffic through Camas, especially around the lake, will destroy the most valuable area of Camas, plus the enviornment, plus the WATERSHED! Shame on you all for this project. on Twitter Share It is irresponsible to develop this corridor for two reasons, 1) there is not the infrastructure to support it. Yes, you are building a better road between those two points, but the feeder roads to those points are not adequate. 2) Bringing this kind of traffic through Camas, especially around the lake, will destroy the most valuable area of Camas, plus the enviornment, plus the WATERSHED! Shame on you all for this project. on Linkedin Email It is irresponsible to develop this corridor for two reasons, 1) there is not the infrastructure to support it. Yes, you are building a better road between those two points, but the feeder roads to those points are not adequate. 2) Bringing this kind of traffic through Camas, especially around the lake, will destroy the most valuable area of Camas, plus the enviornment, plus the WATERSHED! Shame on you all for this project. link

    It is irresponsible to develop this corridor for two reasons, 1) there is not the infrastructure to support it. Yes, you are building a better road between those two points, but the feeder roads to those points are not adequate. 2) Bringing this kind of traffic through Camas, especially around the lake, will destroy the most valuable area of Camas, plus the enviornment, plus the WATERSHED! Shame on you all for this project.

    SkyH asked 9 days ago

    Thank you for using Engage Camas and thank you for your concerns. The SR-500/Everett Street Corridor project is not a new initiative developed solely to accommodate future growth. The corridor has been identified in the City's Transportation System Plan and other long-range planning documents as a priority transportation improvement needed to address existing safety, mobility and infrastructure deficiencies.

    While the corridor as a whole has been identified for long-term improvements, the segment between 35th Avenue and 43rd Avenue was prioritized as the first phase because it contains several of the corridor's most significant existing deficiencies. Traffic associated with Camas High School contributes to recurring congestion and bottlenecks along the corridor. The corridor also has documented safety concerns related to driveway access, turning movements from side streets, and conflicts between vehicles, pedestrians and bicyclists.

    One of the primary goals of the project is to improve safety and accessibility for all users. Today, the corridor lacks adequate facilities for pedestrians and bicyclists. The project will provide sidewalks, bicycle accommodations, ADA-compliant facilities, and other improvements that support safe travel for residents, students, visitors, and recreational users.

    The project is also intended to address existing and anticipated transportation demands within the corridor. Future development north of Lacamas Lake is consistent with adopted City plans and zoning regulations. As growth occurs, the City is responsible for ensuring that transportation and utility infrastructure can safely and reliably serve both current and future residents. The roadway and utility improvements south of this project area have already been constructed in anticipation of these long-term transportation and service needs.

    Environmental protection is also a key component of the project. The design includes modern stormwater treatment facilities that will remove pollutants from roadway runoff before it reaches the watershed. Roadway runoff can contain sediment, metals, oils, and other pollutants associated with vehicle travel and paved surfaces. These improvements are required to meet stringent state and federal environmental standards and are expected to improve water quality compared to existing conditions, where roadway runoff currently receives little or no treatment before entering the watershed.

    Finally, this project represents one phase of a broader corridor improvement strategy that has been thoughtfully planned, studied and prioritized over many years. The City remains committed to balancing transportation needs, environmental stewardship, public safety and the character of the community as these improvements move forward.

     

Page last updated: 21 May 2026, 09:23 AM